Sharp County record., 1887-09-29
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


crowd OF Catholics stoned the orange
procession in Belfast.
TIE European press discredit the $40
ries told of a confidential meeting In the
Isle of Jersey between the German Crown
Prince and the Count of Paris.
SEvENTY-FIvE immigrants, alleged to be
paupers, were detained at Castle Garden
New York, on the 18th. Thirty OF them,
whose friends promised to take care OF
them, were permitted to go, and the 9th
ers were held for further examination.
The merit roll of the six-year class oil
naval cadets, out of which assignments
will be made to fill vacancies In the navy,
shows George r. Slocum of Illinois ranks
No. I; E. W. Eborle of Arkansas, No ~,
and Robert L. Coontze OF Hannibal, MO-,
No. "a. The whole number OF cadets IN
the class is thirty one.
GOVERNOR LEE Of Virginia refused to
respite Holmes Puryear sentenced to be
hanged on the 18th inst, for wife murder
in Dinwiddie County about two years ago
THE ninth annual meeting Of the Ma
tional Archery Association began at the
arsenal grounds in Washington on the
18th, in the presence of few hundred
spectators. Archers were present from
Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and other
States, as we'll as large number from
the city.
The time for the presentation OF claims
for the Twiggs swords, captured at New
Orleans in 1852 by General B. F. Butler,
the return of which was authorized at the
last session of Congress, has expired,
and the Secretary of the Treasury has re-
ferred to the Court of Claims all papers
received by him bearing upon the owner
ship of the property.
THERE was disastrous fire on the
evening Of the 18th, in New ork, in the
established photograph material
house of E. & H. T. Anthony. The entire
building was quickly ablaze. The fire
originated among some chemicals stored
in the rear on the third floor. The An
thongs will probably lose SlOO, 900.
A MEMBER of the Hull Yacht Club OF
Boston, reports that on Sunday, the 10th,
while on board his yacht, which was
anchored between Deer and Long Is
lands, in Boston harbor, he saw boat
containing five men capsize, mile away
He put out in a small boat for the place
where the accident occurred, but when
he arrived he couli find nothing
TIE town of Knightsville, Ind, was
nearly destroyed on the morning CT the
10Th by fire which started in the Indiana
Mercantile Company's general store. The
town had just been rebuilt from pre-
vious fire. 1t had no fire department
More than twenty buildings were de-
stroyed. The mercantile company's loss
is Sl2,SOO, with $4,000 insurance. Other
losses swell the aggregate to $35, ,OOO; total
insurance, $4,000.
DISPATCHES from Addison, N Y, Of the
12th, tell of great devastation by fire just
over the Pennsylvania State line. Many
thousands Of cords of tan bark, million
feet of logs and large quantities OF man
ufactured lumbe are destroyed, and a
big trestle on the Addison & North Penn
svlvania railroad. The fires were spread
ing.
SERIOUS trouble was apprehended at
Paris on 14th at the celebration OF the fall
Of the Bastie.
A LIVELY fight is on at Washington
oyer the location of the Kansas land
office.
THE convention Of the National Eluca-
tion Association began at Chicago on the
18th, with very large attendance.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred at Port HUI
ron, Mich, on the 18th.
THE conclave of the Patriarchal Circle
was in session at Milwaukee, Wis, on
the 18th.
ALEXANDER GAssNER, an Alsatian, COM
mitted suicide at New Y York on the 18th.
A ROYAL yachting party, which included
the Crown Prince of Germany, narrowly
escaped from being drowned in col
lision with vessel off the English coas t
on the 18th.
MCDoUGALL, LoGIE Il Co., oil and paint
manufacturers, of Montreal, have failed.
Their direct liabilities are a quarter Of
million dollars.
LONDON rumors are to the effect that
the dominant party in Bulgaria are urg-
ing Prince Ferdinand to take immed late
possession of the throne and not wait for
action by the Powers.
ALL sorts of rumors are afloat in Paris
concerning strained relations between
France and Germany, the most alarming
being that the German ambassador will
withdraw and return to Berlin immedi-
ately.
THERE were eight new cases of fever re-
ported at Key West on the 18th, and one
death.
TIE Clinton IN. W centennial celebra-
ton occurred on the 18Th, President and
hot
GENERAL SIMON CAMERON sailed for Eu-
rope on the steamer Britannia on the 18th,
accompanied by Colonel Duffy, of Mariet-
ia, and L. F. Jerome, of New York.
GENERAL SIR REDvERS BULLER, under
secretary for Ireland, is in London con-
ferring with the governmental reference
to the state of ireland.
TIE jury in the case of Henry Chamber
lain, at New Haven, Conn, charged with
murder of Margaret Ernest, May 10,
brought in verdict of murder in the
second degree, the penalty for which is
Imprisonment for life
BURGLARS entered the store Of e. II.
Stanton, at Anaconda, Mont, on the
night of the 12th opened the safe by the
use of a combination, abstracted $4,000
and escaped.
PUBLIC order is being maintained at
Honolulu. A new constitution is being
formulated and will be presented to the
King for his signature when approved by
the Supreme Court judges and foreign
presentatives.
HENRY VAN OLDERMEEL, representing
Joseph Van Heypt, of Antwerp, Belgium,
obtained an attachment on the 18th
against Jules Van Doren, passenger on
tho ctaomar Woe tarn land which arrived